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Are there any definitive signs that says robbing is going on? See my scenario below to understand why I'm asking.
I'm feeding 3 new hives from nucs with Syrup+HBH. I know this can trigger robbing, not disputing that. So I'm on the lookout for that danger.
A couple of days ago, I saw a lot of activity at the entrance, and what I THOUGHT might have been fighting between guard bees and robbers.
Today I went to look and there are a lot of orienting flights going on, but no fighting. There are no dead bees on the ground either.
Could what I saw two days ago be simply the Women's UFC team members out on the porch practicing? Does robbing ebb and flow, with some times no robbing occurring and others where it is?
No wrassling today, no dead bees, only obvious orientation flights.
SO, my question is this - is there anything DEFINITIVE that I can look to that would indicate I have a robbing situation?
I'm feeding 3 new hives from nucs with Syrup+HBH. I know this can trigger robbing, not disputing that. So I'm on the lookout for that danger.
A couple of days ago, I saw a lot of activity at the entrance, and what I THOUGHT might have been fighting between guard bees and robbers.
Today I went to look and there are a lot of orienting flights going on, but no fighting. There are no dead bees on the ground either.
Could what I saw two days ago be simply the Women's UFC team members out on the porch practicing? Does robbing ebb and flow, with some times no robbing occurring and others where it is?
No wrassling today, no dead bees, only obvious orientation flights.
SO, my question is this - is there anything DEFINITIVE that I can look to that would indicate I have a robbing situation?